Fox News says President Obama is disarming the nation's cops

[babylonsister]

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Tue May 19, 2015 at 11:42 AM PDT
Fox News says President Obama is disarming the nation's cops

by Joan McCarter


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How do you suppose Fox News reacted to President Obama's executive order banning the federal government from providing some militarized equipment to local police forces? Totally predictably.

Fox's Megyn Kelly: Why Would Obama "Deprive" Police Officers Of "Tools Like Riot Gear?" On the May 18 edition of Fox News' The Kelly File, host Megyn Kelly accused Obama of denying riot gear to police officers. Kelly went on to defend local law enforcement's use of heavy armored vehicles like MRAPs. [Fox News, The Kelly File, 5/18/15]

Fox's Your World: Police Fear That Obama's New Rules For Police Officers Could Leave Them "Unarmed." On the May 18 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto, host Neil Cavuto discussed Obama's executive order limiting the types of military weapons and equipment local law enforcement can receive from the federal government. Cavuto suggested the new regulations could leave police officers "unarmed." His guest, former police officer Lance Lorusso, said the president was leaving law enforcement personnel "unprotected." [Fox News, Your World with Neil Cavuto, 5/18/15]

Fox & Friends On-Air Graphic: President Obama Is "Disarming The Force." On the May 18 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, anchor Heather Nauert reported on Obama's decision to limit the types of military equipment local police departments receive from the federal government. The on-air graphics used during the segment described this measure as "disarming the force." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 5/18/15]

He's taking the cops guns away!!!! Because Barack Obama is always taking someone's guns away, right? That one never gets old. Even though it's never been true. Including now. To Megyn Kelly: they can still get riot gear and armored vehicles, just not weaponized vehicles. At least not from the federal government. If they can afford to get them elsewhere, they sure can. And note to Neil Cavuto and Heather Nauert: they will all still have guns. But they can't have bayonets on those guns, at least not from the federal government. If they desperately need bayonets, there's always eBay.

[Human101948]

1. Megyn does not listen...

She reads her script and collects her check.

[wildbilln864]

2. I hope so. n/t

[Dawson Leery]

3. Fascist "News" had no problem with the Bundy thugs

threatening the lives of law enforcement officers.

[Maedhros]

4. If only it were so...[n/t]

[brewens]

5. There's a great scene in the Movie "A Bridge Too Far" where the British Red Devil Commandos

are moving through Arnhem and their commander (played by Anthony Hopkins) says some thing like, "it's occured to me that we're wearing entirely the wrong camoflage." Good line, and no doubt they should have had something that matched bricks or a business suit print at least.

Issuing cops any kind of camo gear makes no sense anyway. Maybe if they were making a dawn raid on a meth lab out in the woods or sage brush, but not for any kind of duty in a city.

The thing is to do like the military teaches they think. Look and act as intimidating and fierce as possible. That can have a negative effect though. Try going into a bar in some little town with a badassed look on your face and acting tough. if you aren't known there, WTF do you think will happen? Some local tough guy will take that as a challenge and rightly so. If you look like you're looking for trouble, they will give it to you.

[davidn3600]

6. That's a bad thing?

[99Forever]

7. If only.

I sure as heck wish Obama was even half of what those fucking idiots say he is. Unfortunately, he isn't even close.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Another Fake Noise comment coming from their CEO

Roger Alies,just read by some on air stooge.

[moondust]

9. Biker gangs!!!!

The cops can't be outgunned by biker gangs!!!!

Of course if you give cops the heavy armor to deal with biker gangs they'll also use it for everything else like Ferguson. Biker gang wars seem to be awfully rare. I think there are some biker gangs in Scandinavia (American export) but the cops don't drive around in tanks.